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Installation Instructions
"Refugium" Method
The "Refugium" Method is one of the most modern methods of reef aquarium fi ltration. In the
refugium method a "safe" zone is created in the fi ltration system that serves as a protected habitat
for microfauna such as copepods, rotifers, and other microinvertebrates as well as macroalgae
such as Chaetomorpha and Gracilaria to grow free from the predatory effects of fi sh and larger
invertebrates within the main aquarium. The microfauna consumes uneaten food and waste in
the aquarium and recycles it back into a natural food source for fi sh and corals as they migrate
downstream and back into the aquarium. The macroalgae in the refugium grows and absorbs
excess nitrogen and phosphate in the system reducing unwanted nuisance algae growth in the
main aquarium.
1. Unpack sump from protective cardboard wrapper.
2. Remove inlet fi ttings from inside fi lter sock.
3. Slide male pipe thread adapter on top of drain pipe positioned within bubble chamber.
4. Slide male pipe thread adapter up through drain hole(s) in lid of fi lter and screw female pipe
thread elbow onto adapter. Gasket should be on the top side of the fi lter lid.
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